H/T Scissorhead Skinny-D

Possum Hollar, Represent! –

The Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives rejected a proposal Wednesday that would have banned children from being able to openly carry firearms on public land without adult supervision.

The proposal, which was part of a long debate in the chamber on how to fight crime in St. Louis, was defeated by a vote of 104-39, with just one Republican voting in support of the ban. After the amendment on the open-carry restrictions for minors was initially supported by the Republican legislator sponsoring a broader crime bill, GOP lawmakers on a committee that he leads removed the firearms provision last week.

Imagine 14-year olds roaming the streets packing heat:

State Rep. Donna Baringer (D), who represents St. Louis and sponsored the amendment to H.B. 301, said she brought the proposal to the chamber after police in her district requested tighter regulations to stop “14-year-olds walking down the middle of the street in the city of St. Louis carrying AR-15s.”

“Now they have been emboldened, and they are walking around with them,” Baringer said. “Until they actually brandish them, and brandish them with intent, our police officers’ hands are handcuffed.”

Now imagine 6-year olds like the one in Virginia who shot their teacher. It could happen as there is no age threshold, so they cannot go see a PG-13 movie featuring guns. Totally makes sense (to a Republican).

Kids not mature enough to drive a car can have an AR-15, so you know Prom in Satan’s Hollow is going to be lit this year.